Ashley Nelson scored a career-high 27 points as the University of Nebraska at Omaha defeated Chadron State 70-62 Saturday in the final game of the UNO Thanksgiving Classic.
UNO improved to 3-2 heading into Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association play. The Mavericks will host Washburn on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Sapp Fieldhouse.
Nelson went 10 of 17 from the field. She added seven rebounds and two blocks. Alyssa Green scored 15 points, Jamie Nash had 11 and Paige Frauendorfer had 10. She added 11 rebounds for her first career double-double.
After the Mavericks missed their first 14 3-point attempts, Nash hit one with 45 seconds remaining that stretched UNO's lead from one point to four. Frauendorfer blocked the Eagles' next chance with 29 seconds left and then Green hit two free throws after she was fouled. After another CSC miss, Nelson finished the game with a layup.
The Mavericks shot 37 percent from the field while the Eagles were at 33 percent. Chadron State won the rebound battle, 44-39.
The Eagles led for nearly the entire first half. They were ahead by 10 at the 7:06 mark before the Mavs finished the half on a 12-2 run and the two teams went into the locker room tied at 25-25.
After brief UNO leads early in the second half, the Eagles regained control at the 16:05 mark and held it until a lay-up by Green at 2:21.
The Eagles led one more time before a layup by Nelson at 1:44. Nash's defensive rebound on the other end of the court then set up her 3-pointer.
Chadron State (0-3).........25 37—62
At UNO (3-2)...............25 45—70
CS: Arends 4-8 0-0 8, Petri 5-12 6-9 16, R. Smidt 3-11 0-0 8, Scott 3-7 4-7 10, Arkulari 5-16 4-4 14, Egley 0-2 0-0 0, Moler 0-0 0-0 0, Gross 0-1 0-0 0, Munsen 1-1 4-4 6, Lyman 0-0 0-0 0, L. Smidt 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 18-24 62.
UNO: Pohl 0-8 0-0 0, Nelson 10-17 7-9 27, Nash 4-8 2-2 11, Green 4-14 7-10 15, Zaruba 1-5 0-1 2, Sanders 0-0 5-6 5, Frauendorfer 4-8 2-2 10, Reeves 0-0 0-0 0, Herold 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-62 23-30 70.
3-point goals: CS 2-9 (R. Smidt 2-3, Petri 0-2, Scott 0-1, Arkulari 0-1, Gross 0-1, L. Smidt 0-1), UNO 1-15 (Nash 1-2, Pohl 0-4, Zaruba 0-4, Green 0-2, Nelson 0-1, Frauendorfer 0-1, Herold 0-1). Rebounds: CS 44 (Arends 10), UNO 39 (Frauendorfer 11). Assists: CS 16 (Petri 4), UNO 14 (Nash, Zaruba 3). Turnovers: CS 18, UNO 13. Total Fouls: CS 22, UNO 22. A: 235.
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